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Friday, March 23, 2012

Packers Sign Ex Colt Center Jeff Saturday-Tebow Time?

The Green
Bay Packers and free agent centerJeff
Saturday, agreed to a contract on Friday according to ESPN NFL insider Adam
Schefter. According to sources, Saturday was not in the team’s plans going
forward and the Colts told him they were willing to give him a front-office
job. Saturday will fill the void at center after losing Scott Wells, who signed
last week with the St. Louis Rams.

Saturday will turn 37 in June; and the Packers were concerned
about age when negotiating with Wells. No word yet on the agreement terms. I
would be very surprised if there was much money guaranteed, as the Packers were
not willing to sign Scott Wells at age 31 to a long-term contract, which I wrote
about last week. My guess is the Packers will still look to the draft to
sign a center, and hope for a couple of good years from Saturday.

Aaron Rodgers should benefit from the proven veteran Jeff Saturday,
a five-time Pro Bowler in 13 seasons, who has given up no more than two sacks in
a season since 2008. Sources say Rogers was happy to hear of the agreement on
Friday with Jeff Saturday.

A few days ago there was talk that the Packers were
interested in Tim Tebow of the Broncos as a possible backup to Aaron Rodgers,
after backup and free agent Matt Flynn signed with the Seattle Seahawks. As we
all know now, Tebow has signed with the New York Jets, what you may not know is
that Tim Tebow’s NFL jersey was number two in sales behind the Packers Aaron
Rodgers. Tebow mania is in the news; sources say Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez
is not happy with the Tebow signing, and reports are that Tebow intends to be
the starting quarterback in New York, watch
this video.

Update! reports now are
that agreement with center Jeff Saturday is for a two-year contract.